Washing compound and process of making the same.



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CLARA E. MARTIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA E; MARTIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county'of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in VVashin g Compounds andProcesses of Making the Same, of which the following is a description.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effectivewashingcompound which shall be capable of cleansing the most delicatefabrics without injury thereto while eliminating the necessity forrubbing or otherwise agitating or manipulating the fabric to cause unduewear thereof.

To these ends, my invention consists in the process by which theingredients are compounded to producethe desired effect as well as inthe resulting product, which consists in a solid cake or blockofparaffin wax uniformly charged or impregnated with minute globules ofliquid detergent materials, all of which is hereinafter moreparticularly described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

The compound consists in the following specified ingredients preferablycombined in about the following proportions:

Oil of bergamot, about 5parts The parafiin should first be melted andkept at a sufficiently high temperature to maintain it in that conditionwhile the other ingredients are added one by one in successive order andthoroughly commingled therewith. In view of the difierentcharacteristics of the component parts and of their different specificgravities, the tendency is for them to separate if left to themselves.Inasmuch as the mixture is strictly a mechanical one, it is essentialthat it should be conducted with the utmost care. I would recommend thatthe paraffin be brought to and maintained at a tem erature of from about200 to 212 Fahren eit, more or less, during the incorporation therewithof the first two ingredients. when so heated, the turpentine is addedand the mass thoroughly agitated until an even distribution is obtained.This is followed by the addition of the liquid ammonia while vigorousagitation Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented hIzty 91, 1916.

Application filed October 4, 1915. Serial N 0. 54,013.

is kept up. When it is apparent that the mlxture is complete theagitation should be continued and the mass allowed to cool. Uponreaching a point in the cooling process at which the paraflin is almostsolidified but yet in a sufliciently plastic state to permit agitation,the bergamot is added and the agitation continued until the bergamot iscompletely and evenly incorporated in the mass when it may be moldedinto tablets, or allowed to solidify in a single mass to be cut up intoblocks of any predetermined size. c

As a result of the above described process the liquid constituents areimprisoned in fine globules throughout the mass of paraflin which issolid, white and clean and practically without odor.

One or more tablets may be dissolved in boiling water containing therequisite quantity of soap in solution. The articles to be cleansedshould be well soaked in the hot solution after which but little, ifany, rubbing will be required.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

v1. The process of preparing a detergent compound from parafiin wax,turpentine and a solution of ammonia, which consists in melting to athin fluid a quantity of paraffin wax in excess of that of the otheringredients, maintaining the same under heat,

adding the turpentine, agitating the mass until evenly distributed,adding the ammonia while still continuing the agitation, cooling themass and continuing the agitation until the wax becomes suflicientlysolidified to insure and maintain a separation of the imprisoned liquidglobules.

2. The process of preparing a washing compound from parafiin wax,turpentine, a solution of ammonia and oil of bergamot, which consists inmelting a quantity of wax in excess of that of the other ingredients, toa thin fluid, maintaining it under heat, adding the turpentine whileagitating the mass until an even distribution is obtained, adding theammonia solution while maintaining the temperature, continuing theagitation to insure an even distribution of the globules of the addedliquids, allowing the mass to cool and while yet in a sufiicientlyplastic state to permit such agitation, adding the bergamot andpermitting the mass to, harden.

3. The process of preparing a washing compound from paraffin Wax,turpentine, a solution of ammonia and oil of bergamot in about theproportions specified, which con-.t sists in melting the Wax,maintaining the same at a temperature of from about 200 to 212Fahrenheit, adding the turpentine While agitating the mass until an evendistribution is obtained, adding the ammonia solution While maintainingthe temperature and continuing the agitation to insure unevendistribution, allowing the mass to cool and While partially cooled butyet in a suff ciently plastic state to permit agitation or stirring,adding the bergamot While continuing the agitation and finally allowingthe mass tov solidify. r

at. A detergent compound comprising, in

parafiin being in excess of that of the other ingredients.

5. A detergent compound, comprising, in combination, paraffin Waximpregnated with fine liquid globules of turpentine, liquid ammonia andoil ofbergamot in about the proportions specified.

In testimony whereof, I have. signed this specification in the presenceof tWo subscribing itnesses, this first day of October, 1915.

CLARA E. MAR-TIN.

Witnesses:

AV D E HER, JENNIE L. F ISKE.

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